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The Bangtan Gal

American Hustle Life Episode 1

‘What is hip hop to Jennie?’

Jennie
(I feel like hip hop is how you express yourself. It’s real. It’s deep. It’s not about money, sex and drugs. But, not a lot of people understand that. I grew up listening to a lot of hip hop because my father. He would always blast the music around the house. Almost every single day. He made me want to learn more about it. I’m eager to learn more about hip hop.)

In the practice room while the guys were practicing, Bang PD and the manager walk in and they bow and greet them. Asking where Jennie was, Rap Monster informed him that she was taking a quick bathroom break.

Bang PD decided to tell them that they would be going to America to work on their new album, making them excited.

“Jungkook bragged so much.” Jimin points out.

“Since he stepped on American land.” V adds.

“And that the smell is different.”

Rap Monster grins, feeling excited. “Oh, wait until Jennie finds out.”

“Find out about what?” She walks in, immediately bowing and greeting Bang PD and the manager.

“You all are headed to America to work on the new album.” Bang PD lets her know as she looks around. “How do you feel?”

“C-come again?” She stammers. “A-America?”

Jennie
(AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH)

“Jennie, are you okay?” Namjoon chuckles and puts a hand on her shoulder. The guys watch on in amusement as she tries to pull herself together.

“She’s shook.” Jimin chuckles, watching her eyes get glossy while putting her hands in a praying position.

“This isn’t happening, we’re actually going to America?” The excitement of her voice made Bang PD smile and nod as she jumps up and down. After settling down, Bang PD continues to give them instructions.

“This is not an opportunity that is just given to anyone, any day. And as you know…you’re not going to play, right? Of course, it’d be good to get excited but go there prepared, right? You’re not going there to play. Jennie, I’m counting on you to be a helpful guide for them when you land.”

“Yes, sir.” She bows.

“You all can do well, right?”

The members respond with a contented, “Yes.”

“Because I want you all to do well. I prepared something really special. A special present. This is probably going to be the first and last time you’re receiving something like this as a singer under me. Don’t think things like, ‘Oh, there’ll be another one.’ Right?”

He reveals a gold envelope, making Jennie and the guys grin and clap. “It’s gold!” Jimin points out.

“It’s hip-hop.” J-Hope adds.

“Isn't it great?” Bang PD smiles

“We’ll work hard.” Rap Monster reassures.

“I’m going to give it to your manager so when you land in America and tell him to give it to you, quickly.” Bang PD informs them. “Like it?”

“Yes!”

‘Smiles they cannot hide’


Jennie
(I’m trying not to tear up right now, like this is friggin’ awesome! I’m going home! We’re going to America! I can’t wait to show them around!)
“Work hard and record well with the producers, too.”

‘What do you want to do when you go back to America?’


Jennie
(See my family if they allow me! I want to go back to the beach and swim around. I also want to eat my favorite food and walk around the neighborhood.)

‘The long hoped for departure to America day has come’


Arriving at the airport, Jen chuckles at the guys shouting. “Amerika!” in excitement while fans film them getting out of the car. On the plane, Jennie sits in front of Jungkook, Rap Monster and J-Hope while sitting with Jimin and Suga.

Playing games on her phone throughout the ride, J-Hope vlogs and turns his attention to Jennie. “Munchkin~, you’ll show us around, right?”

Turning around in her seat, she waves at the camera. “You betcha!”

“How do you feel going to LA?” He interviews her. “What’s it like going back home?”

“I can’t even think of coherent thoughts at the moment. I still cannot believe this. But you guys will love LA.”

‘Finally ,They Arrived’


As soon as they land and walk into the airport, they are met by loud, screaming fans, filming, taking pictures, videos, waving and holding up fan signs.

“JENNIE!” Someone screams loudly, startling her as she turns her head to the group of fans awaiting BTS’ arrival. Surprised, she watches in awe as they wave and hold up fan signs of her.

“Jennie!”

“Welcome home!”

“We missed you!”

Cracking a smile, she starts laughing to herself and waves back. “Can I please see them, really quick? Please? I’ll be quick, I promise.” She pleads to the manager. Sighing, he decides to let her go just this time and comes with her to keep a close eye.

The fans’ screams get louder as she approaches them with a big grin on her face. Their cheers were almost deafening as they were eagerly awaiting her to approach them.

“Hi!” She waves at them and starts tagging some hands and giving out high fives.

“Can I take a picture with you!?”

“Me too!”

“Can you sign this!?”

Jennie nods. “Yeah, yeah, sure. I gotta be quick, I don’t have that much time, but I just wanted to thank you all for waiting for us to arrive.” She beams, earning a chorus of you’re welcomes. Making quick work, she tries to take as many photos as she could and autographs.

Suddenly, she sees one teen girl tearing up with tears of joy. “Oh dear, don’t cry! Come here.”

She decides to engulf her in a warm hug, while other fans try to join in the hug and touch Jennie.

“I love you, so much. Please continue doing what you’re doing in BTS.” The girl muffles in the hug, holding her tightly. “I can’t believe I finally got to meet you, thank you so much.”

Feeling her eyes sting, Jennie murmurs in a brittle voice, “Thank you...”

Meanwhile Rap Monster was watching on with a smile on his face.

Rap Monster
(I don’t think Jennie really understands how much she’s cherished. It made me happy to see her with the fans, engaging with them)

Jennie
(I’m mind boggled that I get fans emotional like this. It shocks me, that people give me so much love and support with BTS. I never noticed how beloved we are until now. It’s great to be home.)

“Jennie! You do not know how much I have friggin’ missed you! Good luck in K-Pop!” Another fan tells her.

“Thank you! I will work hard. Look forward to our next album.”

“Jennie! Can you tell J-Hope I said hi!?”

“Sure, what’s your name?”

After the fan tells her, Jennie makes a mental note to let Hobi know.

“Jennie, I brought you smarties!” A fanboy presents her a big bag.

“This is all MINE!?” She happily accepts the big bag. “Oh, I gotta give you a kiss for you, get over here.” She laughs

“A kiss from Miss Bangtan? Yes, please!” He happily says as she presses her soft lips against his cheek.

“Thank you for the Smarties, I’ll eat them as soon as I leave.”

“You are so beautiful! Do you think I can take you out on a date?” He shoots her a flirty look.

“Oh wow, w-we just met!” She covers her cheeks, feeling flustered while the girls giggle at her.

“Jimin was right! She is easy to tease!” A girl giggles.

“Jennie, we gotta go!” The manager calls out in Korean as she lets out a sigh. She really wanted to stay but she has a job to do with BTS. And she didn’t want to get another scolding for staying too long with the fans since they were on a time limit.

“I gotta go, but please continue to support BTS. Listen to our music and look forward to our next album! Love you guys, thank you so much.” She waves and meets up with the manager.

Jennie
(The support is overwhelming. As soon as I got into the van, I just broke down into tears. I couldn’t hold it in anymore. This. This moment. Being here with BTS, what we’ve accomplished so far. Tears of joy. Thank you, ARMY.)

In the van, Jennie sniffs and tries to control her tears of joy, while Rap Monster lets out a laugh and wraps an arm around her. “It’s okay.” He murmurs in a smoothing tone.

After pulling herself together, they all ride around LA and receive the golden envelope that Bang PD presented to them back in South Korea. Their first stop was heading to the LA Dodgers Stadium to watch the baseball game.

After walking around, watching street performances, they’re back in the van, while the guys are jamming out to Drake’s ‘Started from the bottom’ while Jennie giggles at their goofiness.

Still feeling a bit jet lagged, she naps throughout the whole car ride. When it turns to night, she’s still napping while the manager pulls over to check out the complications with his visa.

When the manager leave the car, a group of black men appear in front of the car and hijack it. J-Hope turns around and finches, leaning up against Rap Monster in fear while Jennie stirs in her sleep, hearing loud movement.

“What the hell!?” She blurts out, feeling her stomach drop as she opens her eyes to find unexpected guests in the car. The guys were frozen in fear, trying to comprehend what was going on.

“Relax! Relax!” One of the black men shout.

“Relax!? I’m not about to relax! What the hell are you doing!?” She shouts in nervousness.

Jennie
(I know I shouldn’t even be talking, right now, because I could get killed just like that. I dunno if they’re carrying a weapon! I just woke up, what the heck is going on!?)

After the men take their phones and telling them they were taking them to their hotel, Jennie closes her eyes as starts to feel the tears coming. Shaking her legs, she starts to feel anger pent up inside of her.

“No! No! No!” Jungkook exclaims in English.

Jennie
(I’m so…angry. I’m more angry than I am scared! I just got back home! And now I’m getting kidnapped? All I can think about was my mom, my dad, my sisters…my life was flashing before my eyes. Am I going to die tonight?)

In a shaky voice, she murmurs in Korean, “Guys, just stay calm. Just do what they say. We’ll figure out.”

“Where are you taking us?” She asks in English.

“To your hotel room.” One of the men responds.

“You’re not gonna kill us...are you?”

“No, we’re not gonna kill you.”

Jennie
(I think my adrenaline kicked in. Because I would be scared to even speak but my heart was racing, I had to keep talking. Rebelling isn’t a good idea. I don’t know what to do! I feel responsible for all of our lives but I dunno what to do. I felt helpless.)

After the scary car ride, they arrive at Skid Row. The men shout at them to leave the car and they all head inside a hideout.

They all sit on the couch. Jennie sits in between Rap Monster and Jin. “S-so are you going to tell us what we’re doing here?” She mutters, looking up at the men with butterflies in her stomach.

“Just look straight ahead.” One of them orders.

“They want us to look straight at the screen.” Jennie tells the guys in Korean.

“I ain’t playing around, man!” One of the men shouts at Jungkook for looking around. The sudden shout made him flinch. “Look straight, fool!”

“Hey! He didn’t do anything, wrong. Just leave him alone, all right? He’s scared and so are the rest of us.” Jennie speaks up in aggravation, narrowing her eyes at the man. “Just calm down.”

“Jennie.” Rap Monster hisses, trying to make her stop talking.

Turning her head to him, she protests. “I wasn’t going to just-“

“Little girl! Look at the screen!” The man yells at her as she flinches in fear at his booming voice.

After seeing her flinch, the BTS members glance up at the man who yelled at her. Jin grabs onto her hand and squeezes it while Rap Monster ends up gritting his teeth.

Rap Monster
(I just wanted her to stop talking, just in case anything else bad happens. I couldn’t take it if anything happened to her. Or any of the members. But my blood just boiled a bit after he yelled at her.)

Jennie
(If they had any weapons or anything, like a gun or something, I’d probably get shot for opening up my mouth. Honestly. I get hard headed and get stubborn sometimes.)

“Okay. I’ll look at the screen. You don’t have to tell me, twice. I already heard you the first time.” She responds.

Jennie
(I dunno if I was about to get hit, or killed, I dunno why I kept talking. It was stupid, I know, but I couldn’t sit there and let them talk to Jungkook like that. He didn’t deserve to get yelled at. I just got so protective. I feel like I have a huge responsibility for us as a group while here in America since this is my home. I know where the things are at, but this is not what I wanted to happen.)

The men order the guys to take off their hats and also their shoes. “Take one sock off.” The men order.

“Are you kiddin’ me...?” She mutters.

Jennie
(My damn toes are chipped. I didn’t put new nail polish on. Now I gotta take off mah socks? This is great. Very great. What’s next? My death? Just let me go peacefully. That’s all I ask.)

“BTS!” The screen says. “Welcome to the American Hustle Life hip hop school. beginning tomorrow for training provided by the greatest legends of hip hop, and the best tutors around, you will be born again as a true hip hop artist. See you tomorrow.”

Jennie
(You mean to tell me…this was ALL SET UP!? They couldn’t have done it in a more CIVIL way?! Unbelievable’!)

“We goin’ be back here tomorrow. So ya’ll can stay here. Peace!” One guy says as the men leave.

Jennie and the guys sit in silence while they leave. She sighs loudly and stands up, pacing around. “I’ll check the door…” She murmurs and sees if they really left. “Yeah, no one’s there. They left.”

“What is this…while I was sleeping…” Suga groans.

Walking up to Jungkook, she kneels in front of him. Seeing him so shake up broke her heart as she grabs his hand, giving it a gentle squeeze. “Are you okay?” She whispers. He nods in response and she makes him stand up, wrapping her arms around him for a hug.

Jennie
(He was so shaken up. I’m just as scared as he is but I just really wanted to stay cool and calm. For him. For all the guys. I dunno how I managed, but )

“J-Hope, are you good?” She tries to calm him down.

‘In the middle of picking up their mental states and shoes’


“Hey, let’s sleep. Just sleep.” Suga advise as the guys make their way to the bunk beds.
“Hey, you going to sleep?” Rap Monster turns to Jennie who remained on the couch.
“I will in a bit. I can’t sleep after what just happened.” She replies.
‘I’ll stay up with you.” Jungkook offers.
“No, no, it’s fine. Get your rest. I know you’re tired. I’ll be okay.” She smiles in reassurance.

Jennie
(I’m sorry but I can't just sleep after what just went down. I can’t do it. I’m going to be up a while. I’m glad they’re concerned. But I need to have my heart rate down and my emotions in check because I am still in a state of shock and fear. I’m blessed I get to live another day.)

The next morning, BTS and Jennie are awakened by loud shouting and clapping. As three of their tutors get them all awake and ready for the day.

“What ya’ll come to LA for?” The tall guy asks as Rap Monster answers him that they’re here to make music.

‘Their tutors that decided to stay together with them for BTS’ hip hop overseas studies’

‘Their hip hop school, American Hustle Life, where they’ll be together 24 hours with their tutors has started.’

“Let’s start with the introductions, we’re gonna introduce ourselves and we’ll go down the line and ya’ll can tell us your names and a little bit about yourselves.” Tony announces.

“Well I’m Zaire, man! I’m a rapper and I’m a producer.” He introduces.

‘Newcomer rapper who works really hard aka Zaire.’

‘Dante Evans’
‘Dante who is skilled with a lot of passion’

“Nate Walka. I’m a writer, and a rapper and a producer.”

‘Pro composer, Nate Walka. A pro composer who shines from Grammy Awards. The hidden treasure of the hip hop industry, the genius writer, Nate.’


“I’m Tony and I’m from Texas.”

‘Rapper and lyricist, Tony Jones. Used to be a basketball player and is a rapper while being a lyricist.’

‘The giant good looking rapper who exceeds 2 meters, Tony.’
‘Your first meeting with the tutors’

Jennie
(I wake up to loud yelling, and see three guys. And Tony, I just couldn’t stop staring. Tony is fine as hell! Oh mah God…why is he so hot? It’s been so long since I’ve gushed over guys. I can get used to waking up early to that. HAHAHA! Let me stop, cut this okay? Don’t let it air! Hahaha! Oh God, what if he sees this. I may have a tiny crush on him. I’m looking forward to working with him…and the others. Yeah, the others. He saw me all bare faced and everything. He’s so cute. My goodness. Why are the guys that I have crushes on, are older than me? It isn’t fair!)

“We have you guys for two weeks.” Tony informs. “You can’t go home. We work. No play. Not too much sleeping.”

Jennie
(Oh…great…not much sleeping…thank you. Sleep isn’t my best friend.)

“Rule number two. We’re gonna have competitions.” Tony adds. “We’re gonna have a winner and we’re gonna have a loser.”

“The winners are gonna get a prize. Some type of reward.” Nate adds

“The losers, bad. Rule number three you’re gonna listen to us.” Tony continues.

Jennie
(Oh I can listen to you all~ day Tony. I’ll be a good noodle for you. Let me stop, cut this out too! Hahah! Why am I so giddy!? Ah…let me stop embarrassin’ myself.)

“We’re gonna help you guys. So BTS, we have a very, very special guest. A legend in the rap game. He’s known internationally. He’s gonna come in and speak to you, guys. Make sure you guys pay attention. Okay?” Tony and the guys leave the room.

Jennie
(It can be anybody. I have no idea who.)

After they come back, they reveal Coolio walking in as Jennie widens her eyes. “Coolio, right?” Rap Monster calls out.

“Coolio! Holy crap!” Jennie stands up in surprise.

Jennie
(What the-what the hell?! I’m in the same room as COOLIO!? Do you know how HUGE that is!? Gangster’s paradise~)

BTS and Jennie applaud and he sits down. “So all ya’ll speak English?” Coolio asks, sitting in a chair.

“I do. Rap Monster can speak it, too. The rest, not so much.” Jennie answers.

“How did Hip Hop start? Where’d it start?” Coolio turns his attention to Suga who sat there dumbfounded. Turning to Jin, he asks, “What was the first rap single to go platinum?”

Jin just stands there baffled, while Coolio stands up and he continues to ask questions but the guys don’t answer.

“Hello!” V greets.

“What’s up?” Coolio shakes his hand.

“What’s up.” V cutely greets in English. “Turn up!”

His sudden words made the guys laugh, while Jennie remains silent, feeling nervous at Coolio’s serious expression.

Jennie
(Oh no. Not good.)

“What does turn up mean?” Coolio questions him.

“Let’s go party? Turn up!” V jumps up and down in his seat.

Coolio was not amused and V apologizes. “Give me 25 push ups.” He says out of nowhere as Jennie drops her jaw in shock.

Notes

Comments

I was very excited for the new update! And it didn't disappoint at all was very satisfied with the Shawn scene too honestly I would act the same as well, also JK's reaction is hilarious!
Your feeding us with em fluff!

kpop4ever kpop4ever
5/12/19

Finally, i was able to read it. I was just so excited! It was 2 long months without updates, I thought I would have a heart attack or idk. I love the new chapter and I'm really nervous about who was taking Jenkook pics, I hope they won't post it! Oh, I would be so mad!

Anyway, see you soon, baby!

Aide Aide
3/20/19

Yooooooooooo! Girl, I have been waiting for this chapter for so long! And you decide to drop so many frickin' JenKook moments, I'm practically dead from the fluff! Love the new chapter and Happy New Year!

CelaenaNC CelaenaNC
1/5/19

@SmolWritingChick
Girl...you surprised me! Love the new chapter!

Yixing_Trash Yixing_Trash
10/11/18

@Yixing_Trash
Hehehe, an update is coming sooner than you think! ;) Stay tuned! Been back on campus so I have less free time. But I am still working on the story. Thanks for the love!